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Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this excerptfrom the Declaration of independence?All people are equal under the law.Government's power should be determined by thepeople"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are createdequal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certainunalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and thepursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments areinstituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consentof the governed, that whenever any form of Government becomesdestructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or toabolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundationon such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as tothem shall seem most likely to effect their safety and Happiness."People are born with natural rights,O Government's power is established by God.--Declaration of Independence